Localization & Language Handling in Uno Platform

[jeromelaban]

From @InfographieCarrera in #19548:

We noticed that the Uno Platform's Figma plugin has an option to activate localization, but we’re not entirely sure how it works. Our questions are:

• Do we need to configure anything specific in Figma for localization to work?
• Should the developer handle localization separately in code, or is there a direct integration between Figma and Uno that we should be aware of?
• What is the best way to manage multiple languages efficiently in an Uno Platform project?

Any insights or documentation references would be really helpful!

[jeromelaban]

Thanks for the question.

We noticed that the Uno Platform's Figma plugin has an option to activate localization, but we’re not entirely sure how it works. Our questions are:

Localization is done through x:Uid, for which you can find documentation here.

[InfographieCarrera]

Thanks for your reply.

I understand that localization is handled through x:Uid, but my issue is that the Figma plugin for Uno Platform doesn’t generate x:Uid in the exported XAML.

For example, when I export an element from my design, I get this:

<utu:AutoLayout Spacing="8" CounterAxisAlignment="Start">
    <TextBlock Text="Bonjour [first-name]" 
               Foreground="{ThemeResource OnSurfaceBrush}" 
               Style="{StaticResource TitleMediumBold}" />
    
    <TextBlock TextWrapping="Wrap" 
               Text="Vous n'avez pas encore ajouté de domicile. Commencez dès maintenant en ajoutant votre premier lieu !" 
               utu:AutoLayout.CounterAlignment="Stretch" 
               Foreground="{ThemeResource OnSurfaceVariantBrush}" />
</utu:AutoLayout>

As you can see, x:Uid attributes are missing, even though I expect them to be included in the export knowing that I have the "localization" option active in the plugin settings.
Am I missing something ?

Thanks in advance for your help! 😊